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You've got another choice for us is this correct. Christmas or the album sums up Christmas is a Christmas gift for you which is Specter. And my favorite song from that is I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by the red nets this says Christmas to me. I love that. In my humble opinion. Christmas album The only problem I think it. Is Christmas. I mean you just put it. Says. Merry Christmas anyway she wanted the same. Thing. pulp symphonies 3 minute pop symphony actually. Seen 2nd oh it's you know and. Symphony the relents I mean. People should prescribe the bread that's on the N.H.S. It's just makes me feel good. What I could listen to that record I mean you probably shouldn't listen to it at the height of the confusion but it's a bit like. It's just not right but it's. What is a noise and that sound and Everett that makes me glad to be alive I was wrong I've just checked by the magic of the Internet it's 34 minutes the album. To show it is. I wonder what did and might the cut has a 1000000 different musicians on the album I bet they recorded other stuff I want I wonder suppose Phil Spector is now around. At liberty to Colin and tell us if he's surprised he didn't before they would want to but. Oh of the his wall of sound was a myth for how how do you how do you build that because of course you know he didn't have what we have now which is the ability to copy and paste the same thing over and I he had impeccable taste yes. That's what it's about because he was interviewing one of my will time here is Dr Jordan and I asked him about working with Phil Spector and he said. And I didn't have a clue what was going on he just filled the place up with musicians and so they were all these people around when they were recording a few times with so Spector. No 2 people told me the same thing Dion one of my all time heroes told me that he recorded a great album with Phil Spector and. Was working on the John Lennon rock N roll out them and he said that we didn't have a clue what was going on the place was just full of musicians sitting around. Getting paid for just hanging out so Phil Spector would just select the right person and make it a mile been to do what I was he was hearing in his head to create these pop symphonies and debate I think the key to it was taste you know he just what slated where and. His records are just perfect you know. He didn't he was a row so Phil Spector bady didn't write any of these songs but I don't think the songs by the mostly well known songs you know by other people I don't think they ever sounded better than this and Phil Spector So I'm a complete much too you know wrong in the recording studio if you if you haven't listened to this is it is it just is Christmas this a in a CD in whichever way you listen to it all you need on a record if you got it on a record I think it sounds best that way so that angle say so and thanks for getting into that. You know you're very well I'm loving this I'm just thinking how many Christmas songs can we get on by 4 am not clear exactly like just currently on the Apple not just older because I just call. The listeners on show only with Jonathan So here it is he's not the Grinch he's the Wise Man of the hour what he doesn't know about probably isn't worth knowing he gave he got I don't. See. This is. I. Love. You just the right thing you. Just made say so so well but no we're not in there with these 3 in the studio together yet but this is so you don't want to see my face but I disagree so why do you want to say so why do you want to. Inflict it on what I said it was a very. Very. Well. I mean I have to say that's how long the song is but that's 3 minutes about a lot of. The reason they recently got like about this is that the ending of No I actually heard this before. I mean if they can get 3 verses about. To. Get good point out of something companies are not just going to. Leave. I know from our OK to say that which we normally says you know you should know this we greatly from some moral reasons we banned comedy records for you could it's Christmas Yeah now this just makes me feel like. Terry on Christmas Eve I mean to me this makes me just. The pop symphony they spend the hills. And the west because that's genius to that show and I'm really pleased you did this a because there was just a bit of symbiosis there where you know it was money and money just come off the M one A Well I mean it's. Sort of called. Rock think about. A lot that's good. But it's OK to recall the good of the city to do and drive carefully and I don't care I'm on pace and Merry Christmas just that there is a there is a thing I like about they say 2 things one it is it's for the feedback network so Trussell Trust and yes very well done him he didn't have to do that and I think it's wife thing so that's a good put the other thing I like is it's kind of a Christmas song is protest this is Mark oil that's his real name he's lap baby on Facebook everyone said this couldn't be done we even I think run some think on Phil Williams program earlier in the wake about how it was going to happen because even if people bought it it wasn't extreme to off and it has happened and also there's a long history of Christmas songs being released that I don't want Christmassy or released on purpose to knock other you know songs of 2 Yeah and you know Ariana Grande day off which is impressive Good thing I mean I mean he's got the same vocal have to be said but it is for charity it is for charity and I think we I think we're very generous that that was. Because. I know so you know the original song which I'm not a big fan of anyway but starship I mean that it's a great pop song with the interest of the you know who wrote the lyrics as Bunny told it you know and Jones. And starship were there before that Jefferson Starship and before that with Jefferson Airplane So they say. Yeah this song that she links to the sixty's counterculture and the Woodstock generation and it's a long way from that it's also not a Christian I mean now yeah it is now a Christmas own but it isn't you know it wasn't originally because so I think Christmas songs have to be Christmassy Yeah yeah this is we've got like just I'm going to play but I think this is the time to bring this and there's always a bay is now about is die hard a Christmas movie or is it is an action movie that just happens to be set at Christmas I have the same question on Christmas songs they were talking about this last night. This is clearly how I have fun in my house we had a Christmas number ones pop quiz. Going back to 952. And we go into a 70 and now that's not a Christmas so but it is a Christmas song chart is a Christmas song but it's about the death of his father always really really sad I loved it when I was growing up it was one of my favorites so it is it has it's become a Christmas song because it was I think it was a Christmas No one and in the video they're wearing It's an iconic video yeah. Some record they might be 17 and they're in these pockets with fluff from Nobody The park is white fluffy thing and it's snowing and it's all gorgeous Now this is my pick for Christmas songs is a Christmas song isn't a Christmas a new you go. Around . And singing songs of John. Skeet. Stays pretty green I'm going to make a lot of money then I'm going to quit this cribbing. Wish I had a. Good ski or. Wish. I would. Of course it is but it transcends it completely that song just makes good for Sting because it just makes me shiver makes me want to cry that's from one of the best. Recorded blue journeyman Childress That's 971 it is so timeless and there is no one second of excess fat on that record every single every single song is absolutely perfect that is. One of my favorite records of all time says and I can't even begin to express how much I love Joni Mitchell I mean in a way a lot of ways she can do no wrong but. At the very peak of her powers. This is so deceptively simple as. And you just listen you know they could have put done so much with the so they could have put jingle bells on and they could have had a more rhythm section is just but it's perfect is stated as. Joni Mitchell she just she want to she do the is. You know you think of all the I think she would hate to be described as a female singer songwriters she's just genius but what is it that she does that nobody else and they. Have. They have voice carry so much emotion and for me that I'm always looking for in any musical. Voice isn't he just what you want to hear you want to hear someone's life. I mean that to me is. What makes a great day you don't need to be to sing. Sing but you don't need to pay to sink to combat emotion you think about I suppose and I'm talking when I when I mean to be able to say I mean in the classical sense sells. Pavarotti. Or whoever you know. He's a great segments whereas she's a great singer but what you need to do is have people wear and have the emotional resonance and I can't think of a better example of this but it is a Christmas song but you could listen to that and the time of year and I do actually so do I I did you know the album mazing made I mean it is just one of the best records of all time. Absolutely love but I can't think of anything I love more than the Beatles record and today what Jonathan what I love is that because of the brilliant place live as we played that back to back with the we built the city council said. From the ridiculous to the. In Faith Good morning face a very good morning. I'm personally very mischievous crazy like you. Don't think they're waiting to. See what. Christmas. Proper Christmas. OK for. Stocks every. Cisco have a purely sort of sort of marching beat and it comes in little bells a sort of serenely cross for somewhere in the middle. And his voice is just it's seeming to your sister friends are great for structure and eventually like it but it works on the soul it's not quite what was I now have a great voice to have a great voice there's a really great force for the assessor's or wealthy or 3 which are under very very 1st I scratched. Actually expect the guys in middle of nowhere in the 1st open thinking about how it was. To. Go into the room this. Is time. To do some kind. Of inner. Peace. They're going to sing. A type that made your Christmas bad China Lay way and stop the cavalry from one pizza to another pizza pizza in town how much good morning knowing here now you've got a little bit more of a nice suggestion you're a fan of the King can you tell me ready a. BYLINE We question my wife by the way one company you know I like we wish anymore anyway but I could be your Christmas and why do you like it so much tell I can slap a. We should a much. Richer. And I don't know which way will be. Cos. The. Bird. Has those. Parts you. into my life Jonathan this is good isn't it moving and you could just hear it is just it's just shot through with the motion as May Day and Elvis is people forget that he really came from a gospel background and you could just hear in there it's a long way from the last Vegas so you. This That's how simple it is Peter just gave the call and then them here is with his favorite song on the radio Merry Christmas Peter by the way you have got half an hour 25 minutes really for the times are all the stuff that we need today to get in touch with the 85909693 Mikey and kept it at your call or you can text at 85058 you can tweet us at B.B.C. 5 Live or you can e-mail up all night at B.B.C. . We don't just want your STEPHENS But we also want that of all the ones you've heard tonight which ones should we add to the verb to Dick trucks get into that we would love to hear. More of. The crew. Who was. Passed. To be used. On digital B.B.C. Sound Sloss face but this is B.B.C. 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At least Thursday when Congress will formally meet again after Christmas Democrats are refusing to give in to President Trump's demands for funding for a border war with Mexico survive live news time for the sport and with you Crystal Palace pulled off a huge surprise in the Premier League winning 32 at Manchester City their 1st away win against city in 28 years it means Liverpool have a 4 point lead over city at Christmas while Palace move 6 points clear of the relegation places the City boss Pep Guardiola says he's looking for a quick response from his team they should be going to people who believe you know said Arthur would happen the last 14 to different amount of people believe that can happen but what can happen so that's normal when all the story in this club in the clubs report on working carry went on this isn't where in December winning or losing always time just to recover in Toronto and getting all the going to so Scholes rain is Manchester United's interim boss got off to a terrific start they won $51.00 at Cardiff City Jesse Lingard got a brace is so Scott's team scored 5 goals for the 1st time since ceramics Ferguson's final game in charge back in May of 2013 Jamie volleys called The only goal of the game for Leicester as they beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge defender Antonia Ruediger now believes Chelsea's tassel bid is over for us in the situation that they will see a disaster. Tyrus you don't need to speak and you know. Just about. Going to the gym is going on elsewhere Southam to made it back to back wins with a $31.00 victory at Huddersfield what food want to know at West Ham bone with Pete Bryson asked will be Burley 31 while Newcastle against full and it goalless New York City return to the top of the championship with a one deal when it black but meanwhile reading have appointed Portuguese manager Jos A Gomez as their new boss in Scotland Celtic won 3 nil at home to dun DI to ensure they'll go into Christmas top of the Premiership Aberdeen defeated hearts to go 2nd above ranges who travel to St Johnstone later today just Warrington has retained his RB a featherweight world saw so with the unanimous points decision over a call from in Manchester afterwards Warrington spoke to a boxing correspondent Michael and held his year which included it's hard to win over Lisa if you decide to the boxing publicly just want to go on. 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The engines over 60 5 Live. 8. 254 it's me me in for the it replaceable frankly Dr now to buy he given him at least one night off for year he'll be back to the scene and of course still nothing when he is festive wise man for this very festive edition of vets who will take books What's been your favorite so far Jonathan. Mann A. We haven't had a bat for Echo yet we have got a bad rep it was a sausage roll. For charities and. What did I say this is day 50000 Elvis fans can't be wrong. Let baby fans could be wrong who have many good songs if we had what would be my favorite song it's got to be the run that I Saw Mommy Kissing. The women here are nothing else to yeah oh oh well I'm not allowed a choice you say yeah I mean I just said poking people with a suggestion the Pugs Fairytale of New York. Oh somebody's got some snow I think my favorite is joining Mitchell's wherever that go it's just no no no Louie stop the cavalry. Good one yeah there's so many good songs I was I was very just now by Elvis's voice that I'm really just channeling that gospel it. Seems very moving people sort of think of Christmas songs as mass and I think the person that sort of somehow personifies that nothingness in the perception is the Elvis Christmas now but it's no it's just super brick road and it's very gospel am very moving and it's without being kind of over the top find his voice very moving if you go to where he's bored in Tupelo they sort of recreated his house which is what they call a shotgun shack and it's actually about 50 painters away from the church where he grew up singing and that's where Elvis comes from a new people forget. Just what a moving voice and you know he is a singer who can sing like Joni Mitchell You just can say huge amount of hot from Albus. Yet so much so and he was an extraordinarily beautiful young. Yes I recall you have 20 minutes to get your choice so what we're asking you tonight is what is the song that is a Christmas for you also what should we add to the 855 you can go 59 and 963 David into text and he wants this now this is a good. Christmas is being relayed. And this this is a this. Thing Crosby and David Bowie and from Oh geez. This. Isn't just enjoying this and I do I do like it a lot it's a yeah I don't think it was his proudest moment. Though Crosby Yeah. I used to. But we don't need to get into a ballad I used to work so. He told me if he thinks about this I mean I think partly he was a bit embarrassed each showed up to the video shoot. As an orange man. But. He was like a precursor to the tango Matt what was I called the time man or whatever he says he kind of looks orange and I remember him telling me it was a barrister by what he meant to be an overdose Yeah I think so but maybe he. Had the lights on in the dressing room when he put the fight time I'm sure but tell me what a. Big Crosby What a what was unique cloister never got to Christmas number one it was a custom 3 so nearly half a 1000000 copies Wow So you would you sell house somebody you know because now but . I think less than there was the fact. I think one got to Number 130000 not Christmas obviously Yeah I mean it's a worry is an insult it's over a different but it's not just Bowie's voice just something to me he absolutely unique you know you could just smell him before he comes to you before he steps out to the microphone and you can hear is David Bowie and being Crosby is not a singer that you'd imagine him working with but loved people like him and. Frank Sinatra was a big thing so you know. His voice was this kind of kaleidoscope of different colors and I think it's because he took from he was influenced by so many different artists and so many different singers but he never came out sounding like himself We've been joined in the studio by Christmas Alf it's often. The legend. This is the voice that you will often have taking your phone call with she's Kath she just she's a woman of mystery Well just like that a well funded plan joining me in the studio. Calling in simply because we're all be surprised at the reaction from the fans tonight but see there are a number of songs or ATI should I say that have not even received to mention which slight hang on. Yes yes never late thank you no not my favorite but oh I love this cast have not loved this mainly because it's been in the stores since July. 1977 yes I mean 730 my God Oh it so they love. My love they. Let me carry your lie when I asked Miss Mariah sorry now I've read about this year that. Because this is. Going on. Give us one mum. Was. The rest of it apparently nobody was this recorded in the apartment he took to get one recording with a full orchestra. Backing was going to be this incredibly loud face sort of production and it just didn't work for the song so this is all done by the produce that with I think I'd no real instruments or absolute minimum of them they're essentially just overtones about my mark Aires voice really and you know how they justified the budget was that he was she was married to the head of the breakout of cool to HOUSE CALL just to sound like. Minds and it's an overnight thing that OK well it hasn't been meant that. He wish it could be Christmas every day yes if they stay still it is they still. I. Mean Gemma committed enough to what ever I get in my life so yeah I mean I. Might be coming. To. See him to get into and because there. May be construed you can't this is a favorite be a game I don't really spawn on night with it my heart this is what follows my face wonderful and I think children like this one today yes yes yes and also I think it's very hard to write a good Christmas so they said that the last 3. Carries. I think people will be listening to the songs of Christmas for as long as he remembers gathering around Christmas trees I was in Hobbycraft of the crossovers are available the other day and that there is a version of all I want for Christmas is the which is my I don't know what I type no that's truly terrible and it was only in this store and you know the big name she hits in this version I don't know you singing I mean honestly when these budget . They don't hit the Right now it's off in the cool it's good for that picking up some but you know. I just made this noise. This show and this stuff is like to be like I'm in bed and I didn't feel like I could explain you know discover the note is this is this the Mariah Carey song utopia Yeah Was it by show did not I've no idea who is by no idea at all of them no not if not to me one good man a professional eccentric Japanese Well you know it was an eccentric and I definitely know it was just it just it just wasn't right it was just the way Jonathan spoke about insurance so let's go to insurance being crossed Yeah very little mention of the iconic white Christmas. Now that is about every very good one on a list with a big cross and white Christmas but we didn't have one over the Gulf states but I've got it right what. He did he does he. Not only does it mean he knows I will take it with me yeah yeah Andy Williams Most Wonderful Time of the year yet another one no thieves don't mention one is a good one and how little responds the poop and I. Know I Know How can I know where you are with. Nothing. No nothing. Thinking you know. Maybe you. Have something wrong with my life and I thought the. House was Favre. I know it didn't. I just assume you guessed about it got very pretty I think the will to coast and train every inch if it ever. Which is what WE WAIT FOR feel we want choice this is Felice Navidad. By companies they do like Michael people like. You know. That the regime separates session I think I think that is actually true I think. That's fact I'm like if i swear people she will chat live on T.V. For the last 5 years. I can't possibly pass comment but having worked in local right here for 14 is. They they like the popular ones you know they just giving people what they like but this is the whole point if you can call us 59 and 6 and 3 and you could almost 4 your songs A Christmas for you now are you serious about this. Oh my one yeah. The cherry Singulair they. Could all have always opiate case A.J. They post basically all the extract and all it cost I said if you get cheated price if you stop on the ice and then we have to drive is Jody even kids just here we go on Saturday I was already there just to go. To the thing yeah I do I mean and he's had 3 so I mean he is funny I'm like Led by the remembers . Face a guy as. You know where you can hear that the the familiar. Trick he's pulled off by Gary Barlow. Is it. That yes you're right that is very telling. It's just sounds like take that with. A good yeah OK brace yourself. And it's 351 OK We've had loads and loads of text quite a few of you have requested this song which I have to say it from we don't have drinking white wine in the sun by to mention it's been requests by Andy. And also by Mrs Harris from Scotland I like I like that very formal and he says it makes me think of how people around the world celebrate Christmas and when I say it doesn't matter your political or religious belief not the way all the what it's a family and the people that you spend Christmas with when he sings his baby the end of the song it always brings tears to my eyes I need to go and hear this I'm going to go in and search it out and see if I can find it I guess might be a You Tube Special to mention of course is the amazing lyricist and comedian he wrote Matilda the Matilda school which is just that silly brilliant I went to my terms the and they just loved it he's ever sick live with his lyrics write his a whole bunch ones we do have Nile in London wanted this absolute Christmas classic Now it's been covered by quite a few different people and. This version is the iconic version and I think it's just a spit from a screen enough to leave you waiting for a 2nd Christmas wrapping by the waitresses will have in this area now we do like that one but we also like this. This is I think Jennifer and. Mary's boy Harry Belafonte. Mary's boy child Jesus Christ. Was born on Christmas Day in. Paul. Keating born to live. And man. Who'll ever. Be laws of this must love that Harry Belafonte say that from Jennifer instead and we found the way just as Jonah and they were just. Now the spice got to devise and it's not as good as this because this is I mean this is just. The Christmas so much. Let's. Go away for a it's good. To see. That. It's not. Just. The way and Christmas wrapping with that it's a very very good Christmas Day so eccentric his name was never made it into the top 40 but. I didn't mean this side of the pond but. It's just say. It's absolutely it's like. A club with the rank of it's obviously. A Many I mentioned when I am not the Tom Tom Club of talking heads and the writing codes with kind of the other side of the waitresses call and that's brilliant. Thank you very much for that now I said this with someone else who likes a wistful Christmas song this is John in Maidstone he's officially cheated he says How easy is it and happy Christmas I'm going to cheat and nominate tape so he also likes Joni Mitchell Because to be honest why wouldn't you like Joni Mitchell But he also loves a little bit of Now is it gone Tom White Now the reason my Christmas songs are disappearing how we got to come yet Tom Waits back is this pit of my screen because. He says that he says that it's great that's one of his absolute favorites so what have we done we've in terms of who's going to win the Christmas ones we've basically gave us a little run through of all of the really really good ones. With Mariah Carey. We've got a back area this is very worth for this is called Christmas card from a hooker. In Minneapolis in Minneapolis thank you give it full time. Charlie break. Even no. Books. Of Euclid and. Stop digging don't. Go drinking with. My. Child mom. Would say. This is really good. This is just good isn't. It so. What is the Tom Waits is just wonderful as now I feel it pummeled Johnny Mitt So Tom Waits now and I am a puddle of the gravity well is the same and they sell plenty they just if they sell maize just wonderful is made simply valentine this record for 970 that makes it was faulty is yeah 40 years old is just so timeless so moving is just so much pay thoughts running through all of this stuff that might stated so that voice or so on about thought about voice I'm not quite so the we but this is in sausage rolls were injured quite the same what do you think is being added to the vet book for night. Have a guess I'll give you 5 seconds 5 seconds it's got to be. The redneck it's. Me kissing a close it's a good one. Thank you thank you I'd love to feel fabulous. Misadjusted that. This is great like and I'm leaving. This. Little. Bit that. She. Needs. To. Use. C.B.C. 5. O'clock now the B.B.C. News with Kevin in the main is a silent tribute to paid following the death of Lord Ashdown I mean sport Manchester City suffered a shock Premier League defeat by just United School 5 insults cause 1st batch of sixty's B.B.C. 5. Politicians from all sides are paying tribute to Paddy Arish and he's done it at the age of $77.00 the former Liberal Democrat leader had bladder cancer and was a Marine before entering parliament in 983 something Campbell also let the Lib Dems . He was the man who sat back it's used to say of him that if you came to an obstacle that isn't trying to run Did he try to go through it and his energy was bundlers and the resilience was bundle David Cameron praise Lord Ashdown as energy and dynamism is the veteran conservative M.P. Cynical is sometimes he really did serve his country in a very meaningful way not areas a soldier but also as a politician as a diplomat and actually what I thought was really touching about Paddy of the ways his constituency and his constituents came 1st with him it mattered same arse about it he did it well and my goodness me he did a tsunami in Indonesia as.